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president obama's jobs bill fails in the senate, but the president says it's not dead yet. >>> october boost. gop front-runner mitt romney arrives at last night's presidential debate with a surprise endorsement. >>> and punching holes. the prosecution delivers more damning testimony in the trial against michael jackson's damning testimony in the trial against michael jackson's doctor. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. i'm lynn berry. today we begin with defeated but not necessarily dead. last night's senate lawmakers voted down president obama's $447 billion jobs bill even as the president was on the road trying to drum up support for it. the package of tax cuts and new spending failed in a 50-49 vote, falling short of the 60 needed to keep it alive. two democrats joined all republicans in blocking a vote on the bill. republicans opposed its spending to stimulate the economy and its tax on millionaires. after the vote, the president vowed to continue his fight. white house officials and congressional supporters say the plan will now be broken up
president obama's jobs bill fails in the senate, but the president says it's not dead yet. >>> october boost. gop front-runner mitt romney arrives at last night's presidential debate with a surprise endorsement. >>> and punching holes. the prosecution delivers more damning testimony in the trial against michael jackson's damning testimony in the trial against michael jackson's doctor. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. i'm lynn...
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ryan, a debate rookie, kept his cool. so did ryan add to the romney momentum or did biden help put the obama campaign back on track? now the pollsters go to work to try to figure o that out while voters digest the second of four debates. danville, kentucky, i'm steve handles men, nbc news, lynn, back to you. >>> steve, thanks so much. nbc's andrea mitchell led our truth squad in danville last night with a fact check of the debate. she started with the deadly september 11th attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi and paul ryan accusing the obama administration not correctly protecting the personnel. >> what we should not be doing is rejecting claims for calls for more security in our barracks, in our marine. we need marines in benghazi when the commander on the ground says we need more forces for security. there were requests for extra security. those requests were not honored. >> reporter: vice president biden called the deaths a tragedy but he said they did not know ambassador stevens and other personnel on the ground h
ryan, a debate rookie, kept his cool. so did ryan add to the romney momentum or did biden help put the obama campaign back on track? now the pollsters go to work to try to figure o that out while voters digest the second of four debates. danville, kentucky, i'm steve handles men, nbc news, lynn, back to you. >>> steve, thanks so much. nbc's andrea mitchell led our truth squad in danville last night with a fact check of the debate. she started with the deadly september 11th attack on...
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that's why even though i say the republicans have won the economic debate i think over the past year, dlr more rounds left in this fight. what the administration is hoping is that there will be enough good news of the sort that secretary geithner was talking about that by november they can make the case that, look, things have been tough, but we are beginning to move the economy in the right direction and do you want to go back? there is a tremendous amount of overlap between the policies that republicans are advocating now and those that were implemented by bush, george w. bush during his two terms that produced one quarter as many jobs under the eight years as clinton and a decline in the median income over two terms of a president which we haven't seen for any other two-term president in modern times. even though i think republicans, all the polls suggest amid these hard times, because they have had the upper hand, the arguments isn't over, and there are beginning to be positive economic signs that i think obama is going to be able to martial to argue that even that times are tough
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i think, again, in 2012 we're going to have a very robust debate about which direction we're going to take this country. are we going to take it forward the way president obama wants to or are we going to go back to some of the things that got us into this mess leading up to 2008. >> robert gibbs, good to have you here on "meet the press," thank you. >> thank you. >> join meing me now, governor mitch daniels. before we turn to politics and the state of the economy, we want to offer our condolences. we know it's been a very difficult week for the state of indiana, the accident at the state fair. >> thanks for mentioning it. >> let's talk about politics. i'm going to put on this screen the republican candidate for president as it stands right now. you've got romney, perry, gingrich, paul, cain, santorum, bachmann and huntsman. my question to you, sir. is there a president on that screen? >> i think there could be several of them. these are good people with a lot of character. a lot of them, i think, have the right skill set to be president. >> would you campaign for all of them? >> i'd
i think, again, in 2012 we're going to have a very robust debate about which direction we're going to take this country. are we going to take it forward the way president obama wants to or are we going to go back to some of the things that got us into this mess leading up to 2008. >> robert gibbs, good to have you here on "meet the press," thank you. >> thank you. >> join meing me now, governor mitch daniels. before we turn to politics and the state of the economy,...
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that's a debatable point to folks around the table. andrea, i want to talk about afghanistan. some horrific deaths of aid workers, their bodies coming back to america just earlier today including from afghanistan tom little, who was a doctor working over there. these were aid work thaeers that into a dangerous part of the country in the north and were killed by taliban. this underscores how dangerous the country is. >> it's horrific, and the fact that the taliban in the north felt empowered to go after these workers, until now the real threat was in the south and perhaps the taliban are being pushed north, the threat is going north. the fact is richard engel our own chief foreign correspondent reported last night on "nightly news" that he talked to one of those doctors, and she came to the nbc bureau and wanted to bring a camera with her. this is exactly what hillary clinton has been trying to do. more civilian projects are not viable. >> thank you very much. we'll leave it there. we'll be right back. over 50 million people--ith a d- including many of our friends and neighbors
that's a debatable point to folks around the table. andrea, i want to talk about afghanistan. some horrific deaths of aid workers, their bodies coming back to america just earlier today including from afghanistan tom little, who was a doctor working over there. these were aid work thaeers that into a dangerous part of the country in the north and were killed by taliban. this underscores how dangerous the country is. >> it's horrific, and the fact that the taliban in the north felt...
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that remains open to debate. but there is no doubt the climate is changing. >> president obama toured a fresno farm friday to it out federal support to address california's water crisis. in his state of the union speech, he was adamant. >> the debate is settled. climate change is a fact. >> the extreme weather is not limited to the united states. massive flooding has left large parts of england under water over the past two the months. the chief scientist of uk's national weather service said all the evidence suggests climate changing is to blame. skeptics say the forecasts of doom and gloom are overblown. >> after you adjust for the fact that there are so many more people living in so many more places, there's no change in weather-related damages. >> bill nye and marsha blackburn, welcome to "meet the press." >> good to be with you. thanks, david. >> thank you. >> so here was "the guardian" newspaper after all the flooding in the uk, and here's the headline -- climate change is here now, it could lead to global
that remains open to debate. but there is no doubt the climate is changing. >> president obama toured a fresno farm friday to it out federal support to address california's water crisis. in his state of the union speech, he was adamant. >> the debate is settled. climate change is a fact. >> the extreme weather is not limited to the united states. massive flooding has left large parts of england under water over the past two the months. the chief scientist of uk's national...
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when suddenly there's a debate about this. why is it barack obama the first african-american president has had questions about his religion pop up in the political conversation and it didn't happen to bill clinton or george w. bush. that's a lot of his supporters share that and think this has racial overtones. what do you say to that? >> i don't know how race has anything to do with it. i would bet a higher percentage of african-americans in the united states are christians than of whites. i meancourse i come from a place where i'm very familiar with that. very religious leaders, very powerful leaders in the black community in my state. they're good christians. i don't get the race question about christianity. >>> i understand. i'm telling you how other people hear it. how does a republican party deal with that larger issue here. how the vast middle this 20% extra of the 6 0e that you want to get. what do they hear when they hear republican candidates questioning things like this. president's patriotism or his religion. >> wel
when suddenly there's a debate about this. why is it barack obama the first african-american president has had questions about his religion pop up in the political conversation and it didn't happen to bill clinton or george w. bush. that's a lot of his supporters share that and think this has racial overtones. what do you say to that? >> i don't know how race has anything to do with it. i would bet a higher percentage of african-americans in the united states are christians than of...
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. >>> coming up, in the wake of the heated rhetoric in the birth control debate, president obama this week made a plea for civility with his daughters in mind. where has civility gone in politics, and what are the costs to the kun there i at large. >>> plus, my key key decisions, questions for 2012. and our political roundtable is here. reverend al sharpton and marsha blackburn, romney is the one whose fortunes everybody watches because he's still the frontrunner. others have risen and fallen and come and gone, and i think the race is romney, who has a way of grinding it out and staying, not doing the up and down, but just staying. and santorum, who is coming up and he has a close poll in illinois, and who is holding on and who is trying to break through as the not romney, and he is trying to make it a two-man race and we'll see where it goes. the odds are with romney, but life is interesting. >> right, forgive me for interrupting. congresswoman, if you look, you have a split. you are a woman in the south in tennessee where santorum did well, and romney has two contests coming up but
. >>> coming up, in the wake of the heated rhetoric in the birth control debate, president obama this week made a plea for civility with his daughters in mind. where has civility gone in politics, and what are the costs to the kun there i at large. >>> plus, my key key decisions, questions for 2012. and our political roundtable is here. reverend al sharpton and marsha blackburn, romney is the one whose fortunes everybody watches because he's still the frontrunner. others have...
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. >>> coming up, in the wake of the heated rhetoric, president obama play a plea of civility with his daughters in mind. what are the costs not just to our political debates but to the country. >>> plus my key decision, questions for 2012. and for this week, our political roundtable is here. msnbc's own reverend al sharpton, tennessee republican congre congresswoman marsha blackburn and peggy noonan. that's coming up next. taking that input and directly matching assets and risk preferences against them. the result? a fully customized plan. we call it goals driven investing. you have unique goals. how about a portfolio specifically designed to achieve them? ♪ expertise matters. find it at northern trust. ♪ are you still sleeping? just wanted to check and make sure that we were on schedule. the first technology of its kind... mom and dad, i have great news. is now providing answers families need. siemens. answers. you name it...i've hooked it. but there's one... one that's always eluded me. thought i had it in the blizzard of '93. ha! never even came close. sometimes, i actually thi
. >>> coming up, in the wake of the heated rhetoric, president obama play a plea of civility with his daughters in mind. what are the costs not just to our political debates but to the country. >>> plus my key decision, questions for 2012. and for this week, our political roundtable is here. msnbc's own reverend al sharpton, tennessee republican congre congresswoman marsha blackburn and peggy noonan. that's coming up next. taking that input and directly matching assets and...
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there's no debate about access to contraception. there's a debate, which one cardinal pointed out, as a war against the catholic church. do you have a weird situation where president obama apologize to islamic extremist, while waging war against the catholic church, and ythat's something i don't find any reporter wants to talk about. you have a president -- if you want to have a dialogue about this david, let's set the record straight. barack obama, as a state senator, voted to allow doctors to kill babies if they survive t abortion. that's the most radical move made by a -- >> mr. speaker. >> wait a second. let me finish. >> they say they would have to give up every single hospital and every single university and college associated with the church, because he is asking them to violate their religious beliefs. if you want to debate over whether or not the president of the united states should be able to impose his views on a religious institution as to whether america is now a secular country, let's have that debate. >> do you think
there's no debate about access to contraception. there's a debate, which one cardinal pointed out, as a war against the catholic church. do you have a weird situation where president obama apologize to islamic extremist, while waging war against the catholic church, and ythat's something i don't find any reporter wants to talk about. you have a president -- if you want to have a dialogue about this david, let's set the record straight. barack obama, as a state senator, voted to allow doctors to...
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up next t political stakes of this health care debate plus ethic s scandals. and the economy struggling. how will it impact the midterm elections and the future of the obama presidency. our roundtable weighs in. senator orrin hatch, former congressman harold ford jr., e.j. dionne of "the washington post," and rich lowry of national review. only on "meet the press." >>> our round table weighs in on the politics of health care reform and the obama president after this brief station break. >>? we're back join bid "the washington post" e.j. dionne, republican senator orrin hatch, of utah, former democratic congressman harold ford jr. and rich lowry of the national review. welcome to all of you. senator hatch, you heard secretary sebelius. so, what's going to happen here? don't be partisan. be analytical. victory, defeat or something in between? >> it may be one of those three. depends on whether they continue to abuse the rules. you know, the filibuster rule has been around since, really, the turn of the last century. one person could stop the whole senate since 1
up next t political stakes of this health care debate plus ethic s scandals. and the economy struggling. how will it impact the midterm elections and the future of the obama presidency. our roundtable weighs in. senator orrin hatch, former congressman harold ford jr., e.j. dionne of "the washington post," and rich lowry of national review. only on "meet the press." >>> our round table weighs in on the politics of health care reform and the obama president after this...
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up next t political stakes of this health care debate plus ethic s scandals. and the economy struggling. how will it impact the midterm elections and the future of the obama presidency. our roundtable weighs in. senator orrin hatch, former congressman harold ford jr., e.j. dionne of "the washington post," and rich lowry of national review. only on "meet the press." (announcer) we're in the energy business. but we're also in the showing-kids- new-worlds business. for-barbers business. and the this-won't- hurt-a-bit business. because we don't just work here. we live here. these are our families. and our neighbors. and by changing lives we're in more than the energy biness chevron. to connect our forces to what they need, when they need it. to help troops see danger, before it sees them. to answer the call of the brave... and bring them safely home. around the globe, the people of boeing are working together, to support and protect all who serve. that's why we're here. ♪ >>> our round table weighs in on ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] the cadillac cts sports sed
up next t political stakes of this health care debate plus ethic s scandals. and the economy struggling. how will it impact the midterm elections and the future of the obama presidency. our roundtable weighs in. senator orrin hatch, former congressman harold ford jr., e.j. dionne of "the washington post," and rich lowry of national review. only on "meet the press." (announcer) we're in the energy business. but we're also in the showing-kids- new-worlds business. for-barbers...
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immediately after that, we spend two weeks, the president debating in public whether he should release a photo and all kinds of indecision still in libba. so, i don't see this having a long-term impact. it's not the agenda america cares about. america really cares about medicare right now and the economy. i think the congressman's right. and republicans have a much better hand, i think, than we're giving them credit for. remember, last time we lost three special elections, then we took 63 seats in the house. why? we got a heads-up. we just got a heads-up on medicare. and here's what i think republicans are going to say. you love your medicare, seniors, don't you? you count on it. it helps you sleep good at night. good. did you know it's $35 trillion in debt? our economy's going broke and dragging medicare along with it. in a little over 3,000 days, cbo says your medicare's going to end. we've got a plan to do something about it based on that bipartisan clinton commission. help us save it. republicans are going to be able to neutralize this pretty much next election and fight the war on
immediately after that, we spend two weeks, the president debating in public whether he should release a photo and all kinds of indecision still in libba. so, i don't see this having a long-term impact. it's not the agenda america cares about. america really cares about medicare right now and the economy. i think the congressman's right. and republicans have a much better hand, i think, than we're giving them credit for. remember, last time we lost three special elections, then we took 63 seats...
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fight, filling the vacancy on the supreme court and clinton and gates on the debate over nuclear weapons tomorrow morning on "meet the press." >>> in thailand, a long time ally of the united states, this was an especially bloody day in the struggle over democracy. gunfire, tear gas and rubber bullets were all part of a night of pitched battles in the streets of bangkok between anti-government protesters known as red shirts and the thai army and police. the violence left at least 15 dead and more than 500 wounded. the prime minister went on national tv to offer condolences to the families of the dead, but he said he would not give in to demands to step down, dissolve parliament and hold new elections. >>> when "nightly news" continues for this saturday, who would adopt a little boy and send him back alone to where he came from? tonight we're in tennessee with more details on the american woman who felt she had no other choice. >>> and later, the mystery of the shroud, drawing crowds for first look in years. ...kept coming back... ...or that i could help prevent them in the first place. th
fight, filling the vacancy on the supreme court and clinton and gates on the debate over nuclear weapons tomorrow morning on "meet the press." >>> in thailand, a long time ally of the united states, this was an especially bloody day in the struggle over democracy. gunfire, tear gas and rubber bullets were all part of a night of pitched battles in the streets of bangkok between anti-government protesters known as red shirts and the thai army and police. the violence left at...
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obama's clear intent, warn israel not to attack and try to get iran to negotiate seriously. israel is hotly debating the military option and many say getting closer to a preemptive strike, with or without the u.s. >> it is more likely than not because prime minister netanyahu so strongly supports a strike, israel will choose to strike iran in the coming months. >> reporter: facing tough criticism from republican candidates, as well, president obama complained to "the atlantic," his support for israel is still being questioned, even though he says he backed israel on every issue for three years. that's going to be his message to the prime minister who placed the possibility of military action against iran on the table. brian? >> andrea mitchell in our d.c. newsroom tonight, thanks. >>> still ahead on a busy friday night, the growing firestorm tonight over that crude tirade from rush limbaugh who is refusing to back down. the woman he targeted is speaking out about those comments and the surprise phone call she received today. [ leanne ] appliance park has been here since the
obama's clear intent, warn israel not to attack and try to get iran to negotiate seriously. israel is hotly debating the military option and many say getting closer to a preemptive strike, with or without the u.s. >> it is more likely than not because prime minister netanyahu so strongly supports a strike, israel will choose to strike iran in the coming months. >> reporter: facing tough criticism from republican candidates, as well, president obama complained to "the...
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days before a crucial debate. our report tonight from nbc's mike vicarra. >> reporter: in new hampshire today, a a tea party protest. the target of their anger? not president obama, but a republican, mitt romney. who is holding an event of his own, just steps away. but is deemed too moderate by some conservatives. also this weekend, new front-runner, rick perry, took a swipe at romney, his closest rival. >> we don't need a nominee who is going to blur the differences between themselves and barack obama. we're going to have a nominee who draws a clear contrast. >> reporter: that came after romney was critical of perry, a a man who has held elective office for 27 years. and who has now passed romney in many polls. >> career politicians got us into this mess and they simply don't know how to get us out. >> reporter: some believe rom any, who has tried to stay above the fray, will now have to step up his attack. >> at some point you have to give it up and face the primary voters and run in a primary. especially if ric
days before a crucial debate. our report tonight from nbc's mike vicarra. >> reporter: in new hampshire today, a a tea party protest. the target of their anger? not president obama, but a republican, mitt romney. who is holding an event of his own, just steps away. but is deemed too moderate by some conservatives. also this weekend, new front-runner, rick perry, took a swipe at romney, his closest rival. >> we don't need a nominee who is going to blur the differences between...
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meanwhile, president obama casted himself as the protector of the middle class, using the phrase 20 times. >> we simply cannot return to this brand of you are on your own economics if we are serious about rebuilding the middle class in this country. >> that was chuck todd reporting. >>> many of the republican presidential candidates are in town here for a jewish forum. this morning, rick santorum and huntsman spoke at the forum. ron paul is the only one not attending. the coalition did not invite him because they say he has, quote, misguided and extreme views on israel. >> today, two of the most prominent candidates in virginia's u.s. senate race will square off in their first debate. tim kaine and george allen will debate. they are not the only candidates in the race. they are however, the only candidates to have done well enough in the polls and raised enough money to qualify for the debate. both are looking to succeed jim webb who announced he is not running for re-election. sthich >>> let's talk about the weather. >> across the country, we have got an amazing variety of weather. right
meanwhile, president obama casted himself as the protector of the middle class, using the phrase 20 times. >> we simply cannot return to this brand of you are on your own economics if we are serious about rebuilding the middle class in this country. >> that was chuck todd reporting. >>> many of the republican presidential candidates are in town here for a jewish forum. this morning, rick santorum and huntsman spoke at the forum. ron paul is the only one not attending. the...
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. >> obama will be in new york in just about an hour. it's been one year now since lehman brother's stunning collapse. and this is an issue that has been eclipse by the debate over the health care reform. brooke hart has more on the agenda. >> reporter: it was a year ago today the financial panic began. homeowners and investors saw wealth wiped out. and two administrations stepped in with aid. obama highlights what has changed and what has not. not a single new law has been enacted to prevent repeat. >> to insure the domestic auto industry did not go out of business and to stimulate the economy. that costs a lot of in uny but it's something that we had to do. >> reporter: thousands of protesters came to washington this weekend angry over those steps. >> we are spending too much money we don't have. >> reporter: and wary of the obama health care plan. >> we must stop the government takeover of health kacare. >> i don't think that we ought to be distracted by that. my message to them is they are wrong. >> reporter: senat democrats this wea
. >> obama will be in new york in just about an hour. it's been one year now since lehman brother's stunning collapse. and this is an issue that has been eclipse by the debate over the health care reform. brooke hart has more on the agenda. >> reporter: it was a year ago today the financial panic began. homeowners and investors saw wealth wiped out. and two administrations stepped in with aid. obama highlights what has changed and what has not. not a single new law has been enacted...
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. >>> the immigration debate intensefies. a new law president obama calls misguided. >>> and a police officer saves a baby from a burning house. >>> new revelations this morning about the mass shooting in d.c. one suspect is apparently cooperating with police, and he says the original plan was to shoot up a funeral. good morning, everyone. welcome to "news4 today." i am kimberly suiters. >>> and i am aaron gilchrest. we will take a look at the news headlines in a second, but first a check on the forecast. and chuck bell joins us in the studio now, and welcome back, chuck. >> good to be back, and settled down in the new home and all the new weather graphics done, and now life can resume whatever normal is. >> the new normal. >> a high definition normal, where good and bad -- like right there, that tie looks terrible with that outfit, and especially in hd, and you are like, oh, no. and then enjoy the little break of sunshine, everybody, because it's not going to last for long. temperatures in the low to mid-50s around town. and
. >>> the immigration debate intensefies. a new law president obama calls misguided. >>> and a police officer saves a baby from a burning house. >>> new revelations this morning about the mass shooting in d.c. one suspect is apparently cooperating with police, and he says the original plan was to shoot up a funeral. good morning, everyone. welcome to "news4 today." i am kimberly suiters. >>> and i am aaron gilchrest. we will take a look at the news...
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. >>> the war on terror has sparked a heated debate between vice president joe biden and former vice president dick cheney. the two men attacked each other's policies on several talk shows this weekend. cheney began ridiculing obama's claim the obama administration has done more to win the war on terror than any other president. >> if they're going to take credit for it, fair enough for what they've done while they're, there but it ought to go with a healthy dose of thank you, george bush, up front. >> he either is misinformed or he is misinforming, but the facts are, that his assertions are not accura. >> cheney also said the biggest threat to the u.s. is al qaeda waiting to launch another 9/-style attack. biden, however, said another al qaeda attack is very unlikely. >>> biden meanwhile is out in vancouver for the olympic games. that's where his motorcade was involved in a minor accident. yesterday's collision involved a van that was part of the u.s. olympic delegation. the vice president and his wife were not involved but several including former skater peggy fleming and bobsled c
. >>> the war on terror has sparked a heated debate between vice president joe biden and former vice president dick cheney. the two men attacked each other's policies on several talk shows this weekend. cheney began ridiculing obama's claim the obama administration has done more to win the war on terror than any other president. >> if they're going to take credit for it, fair enough for what they've done while they're, there but it ought to go with a healthy dose of thank you,...
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president obama agreed to support the goal of keeping the world's temperature from rising more than 3.6 degrees. here in washington, there's growing debate about whether the president's stimulus plan is working quickly enough. >> every american has the right to ask where are the jobs that were promised? >> it's way too soon, in my view, to unfurl the mission accomplished banner, but we're on the right track. >> earlier this week, quinnipiac university released a poll. 48% said they don't approve of how president obama is handling the economy. 46% say they do approve. that approval rating is down 11% since may. >> now to the latest on the death of michael jackson. the doctor who was with the singer when he died was once under investigation for an alleged botched surgery. tmz's website is reporting two years ago, one of dr. conrad murray's patients died after he drained fluid from his heart. investigators looking into jackson's death have already spoken with murray. this morning, they want to talk to several other doctors who prescribed drugs for the singer. toxicology reports are not due
president obama agreed to support the goal of keeping the world's temperature from rising more than 3.6 degrees. here in washington, there's growing debate about whether the president's stimulus plan is working quickly enough. >> every american has the right to ask where are the jobs that were promised? >> it's way too soon, in my view, to unfurl the mission accomplished banner, but we're on the right track. >> earlier this week, quinnipiac university released a poll. 48% said...
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by president obama. joining me the democrat illinois state treasurer and the repub c republican congressman mark hurt. the race is still too close to call there. that being the case i will ask the candidates where they stand on the big issues -- jobs, spending and taxes as well as the credibility questions that have made this an intensely negative campaign on both sides. plus, our political roundtable with "time" magazine columnist joe kleine and "the wall street journal's" peggy noonan all coming up this morning on "meet the prs." >>> what would you do for $10,000? for 30 people in san diego it meant having a strong posterior. a group of contestants took part in a 30-hour carousel challenge. riders were tested on thr carouseling ability and faced elimination through triv estions. finally one contestant was named the winner and they took away ten grand. at guy. the 30th anniversary of seaport village, a downtown shopping and entertainment venue. >> that's pretty good, though. what makes me curious the da
by president obama. joining me the democrat illinois state treasurer and the repub c republican congressman mark hurt. the race is still too close to call there. that being the case i will ask the candidates where they stand on the big issues -- jobs, spending and taxes as well as the credibility questions that have made this an intensely negative campaign on both sides. plus, our political roundtable with "time" magazine columnist joe kleine and "the wall street journal's"...
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. >>> heated debate. the subject of gay marriage takes center stage today in what could be one of the largest d.c. council hearings ever. >> president obama declares the swine flu outbreak to be a national emergency as health officials around the country try to figure out how to get everyone vaccinated. >> hoping for a win. as the redskins and their fans prepare for tonight's gam against the philadelphia eagles. >> good morning. welcome back to "news 4 today." i'm joe krebs. >> and i'm barbara harrison. it's monday, october 26th, 2009. let's take a look outside. still dark out there. we're awaiting sunrise which will be after 7:00 this morning. 47 degrees right now. tom kierein here to tell us what we can expect for the rest of this day. tom? >> at 5:31, it's a chilly start this morning. many areas to the west and north of washington, temperatures nr th mid-30s this morning. no freezing temperatures. weather watchers around the blue ridge and the shenandoah valley reporting mid-30s. it's only near 40 in m
. >>> heated debate. the subject of gay marriage takes center stage today in what could be one of the largest d.c. council hearings ever. >> president obama declares the swine flu outbreak to be a national emergency as health officials around the country try to figure out how to get everyone vaccinated. >> hoping for a win. as the redskins and their fans prepare for tonight's gam against the philadelphia eagles. >> good morning. welcome back to "news 4...
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obama handed out special white house edition m&m's. and dried fruit as a healthy option. the first family held this halloween party every year since moving into the white house. so i guess mrs. obama took the president's advice to give out some candy. >> see, i told you. i knew the president would slip in some good chocolate here. >> sure they were happy about that. >> 6:42. tens of thousands of travelers around the world are stranded as the labor dispute has grounded qantas airline. >>> okay. and what's worse, you can answer this question, being stuck in an airport or stuck on a plane on a runway for seven long hours? >> wow. >> what happened on one flight. we'll hear from some of the poor passengers when news 4 today returns. to war zones. and that can be a problem for a once-thriving tourist destination like dubrovnik, croatia, left in disrepair by years of war. luckily, people took notice. they helped dubrovnik rebuild and restructure their five-star hotels, and croatia eventually regained 14% of the nation's gdp; a rebirth made possible by the international business
obama handed out special white house edition m&m's. and dried fruit as a healthy option. the first family held this halloween party every year since moving into the white house. so i guess mrs. obama took the president's advice to give out some candy. >> see, i told you. i knew the president would slip in some good chocolate here. >> sure they were happy about that. >> 6:42. tens of thousands of travelers around the world are stranded as the labor dispute has grounded...
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thank you very much. >> president obama is trying to get in control of the health care debate. he addressed a joint session of congress last night but got hecked byalne congressman in the middle of it. o during the speech, the president declared thatri the time for bickering is over on the issue and urged lawkers to put ics pide.as called for legislation that will cost aut $900 iollbin. that's less than the u.s. has isann.on thetan. t ding theth ur u sca carolina congressman joe wilson yelled, "you lie." 9 brooke hart joins us live from capitol hill with more on last night's historic address. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. it was a rare breach of protocol there. you heard it during president's obama speech last night. house leaders are weighing possibly punishing republican joe wilson because of it. it came as president obama appealed to lawmakers to stop bickeri bickering. >> the president of the united states. >> reporter: answering charges he's been vague, the president took his call to congress. the president said insurance abuses will end. >> it will be ag
thank you very much. >> president obama is trying to get in control of the health care debate. he addressed a joint session of congress last night but got hecked byalne congressman in the middle of it. o during the speech, the president declared thatri the time for bickering is over on the issue and urged lawkers to put ics pide.as called for legislation that will cost aut $900 iollbin. that's less than the u.s. has isann.on thetan. t ding theth ur u sca carolina congressman joe wilson...
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. >> well, this is a critical week in the health care debate. in anticipation of that, president obama went on a whirlwind media tour, appearing on five weekend morning talk shows. the senate finance committee will take up the measure proposed by chairman max baucus this week. many republicans and democrats want to make changes to the health care plan. some don't like the lack of a public option or the new tax on high-value insurance plans. however, president obama is standing by some of it, like the part that would -- that would -- americans would -- would force americans, mandate that americans buy health coverage. >> you and i and every american out there who has health insurance and are paying their premiums responsibly every month, they've got to pick up the cost for emergency room care when one of those people gets sick. >> in addition, discussing health care -- in addition to discussing health care reform, president obama will travel to new york city this week to speak to the united nations. after that he'll be in pittsburgh for the g-20
. >> well, this is a critical week in the health care debate. in anticipation of that, president obama went on a whirlwind media tour, appearing on five weekend morning talk shows. the senate finance committee will take up the measure proposed by chairman max baucus this week. many republicans and democrats want to make changes to the health care plan. some don't like the lack of a public option or the new tax on high-value insurance plans. however, president obama is standing by some of...
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key domestic and foreign issues that could end up defining obama's presidency. certainly the president's scheduled won't slow down either today or tomorrow after he wraps up here at the u.n., he heads to pittsburgh. barbara? >> thanks a lot, michelle. >>> president obama appeared on "the late show" with david letter after appearing on five sunday morning political shows. are americans getting obama fatigue? a new nbc "wall street journal" poll finds 34% of people think they see and hear the president too much. 54% say it's the right amount. if you ask people who voted for mccain, 63% of them y they've seen too much of the president. >>> iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad is urging president obama to see iran as a friend, not as a potential foe. ahmadinejad is in new york to address the general assembly today. he and the president are not expected to cross paths. the iranian leader sa he expects he'll seek a quick resolution to the case of three american hikers currently in custody in the iran. >>> new today. democrat creigh deeds is pushing his transportation
key domestic and foreign issues that could end up defining obama's presidency. certainly the president's scheduled won't slow down either today or tomorrow after he wraps up here at the u.n., he heads to pittsburgh. barbara? >> thanks a lot, michelle. >>> president obama appeared on "the late show" with david letter after appearing on five sunday morning political shows. are americans getting obama fatigue? a new nbc "wall street journal" poll finds 34% of...
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he says, president obama has heightened the prospect of conflict and instability. he does not understand that an american policy that lacks resolve can provoke aggression and encourage disorder. white house aides say the president is looking forward to debating foreign policy with mitt romney. >> this president promised a few things in 2008. he would end the iraq war. de. he would take the al qaeda fight and degrade them. he has. he would focus on osama bin laden and bring him to justice. he did. >> reporter: susan mcginnis, cbs news, washington. >>> foreign policy will be the focus of the last presidential debate which is scheduled for october 22 in florida. bob schieffer will moderate that. >>> two americans are dead following a fight between u.s. and afghan forces. a soldier and a contractor were killed in that fight. nato has classified the incident asen insider attack. this weekend's death raises the american toll in the afghanistan war to 2000 u.s. service members who have been killed since the invasion in 2001. most u.s. and foreign troops are scheduled to b
he says, president obama has heightened the prospect of conflict and instability. he does not understand that an american policy that lacks resolve can provoke aggression and encourage disorder. white house aides say the president is looking forward to debating foreign policy with mitt romney. >> this president promised a few things in 2008. he would end the iraq war. de. he would take the al qaeda fight and degrade them. he has. he would focus on osama bin laden and bring him to justice....
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agent medicare, about the ryan pick. >> now, team obama isn't satisfied. they still want proof. romney has already made his 2010 tax return. and estimates of the 2011 tax return public and meanwhile in ohio, romney's running mate paul ryan stayed on message, questioning the current medicare status. in richmond, virginia, romney tried to get the focus off of his personal finances and back on the issue of medicare. today the president and vice president continue meetings at the white house. mitt romney will head to his home state of massachusetts while paul ryan campaigns in northern virginia. we're live on capitol hill. eun, back to you. >> claire, thank you. >>> today virginia senate candidate tim kaine will share his plan for growing the economy. he will meet with defense contractors in fairfax. kaine will also share his thoughts on how to avoid drastic cuts if congress can't reach a budget deal by the end of the year. the cuts could be devastating to defense contractors in virginia. >>> we'll soon learn if maryland residents will get a say about a redist
agent medicare, about the ryan pick. >> now, team obama isn't satisfied. they still want proof. romney has already made his 2010 tax return. and estimates of the 2011 tax return public and meanwhile in ohio, romney's running mate paul ryan stayed on message, questioning the current medicare status. in richmond, virginia, romney tried to get the focus off of his personal finances and back on the issue of medicare. today the president and vice president continue meetings at the white house....
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oh. [ horn honks ] >>> good morning and welcome back to the debate over president obama's birth sirte may be about to resurface thanks to the arizona sheriff who calls himself the toughest sheriff. joe arpaio is about to release the preliminary results of his investigation into the authenticity of the president's birth certificate, arpaio is facing legal problems of his own, including a federal grand jury investigation over the charge of misyou of authority. >>> karen towles was clocked at goes 100 miles an hour. the officer who stopped her and gave her a ticket but only a warning for speeding. prince george's county says the officer did not get a chance to get an official radar reading on councilwoman toles. >> he didn't get time to establish a good pace of the vehicle that he eventually stopped. >> toles' constituents are not please. toles told "news 4," quote, in addition to paying the appropriate fine, i will not be drienging a county-owned vehicle until voluntarily competing a driver improvement course to ensure my safety and the safety of others. >> this morning police in lawyer
oh. [ horn honks ] >>> good morning and welcome back to the debate over president obama's birth sirte may be about to resurface thanks to the arizona sheriff who calls himself the toughest sheriff. joe arpaio is about to release the preliminary results of his investigation into the authenticity of the president's birth certificate, arpaio is facing legal problems of his own, including a federal grand jury investigation over the charge of misyou of authority. >>> karen towles...
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in recent months, the obama administration has debated how much to reveal about the legal justification for the killing of anwar al awlaki. he was killed in a drone attack five months ago. holder is expected to address the case in a speech at northwestern university in chicago today. >>> more cleanup throughout midwest and south as hundreds of families begin recovering from this weekend's deadly tornadoes. the twisters killed at least 40 people. hundreds of others were injured. despite march being a few days old now. meteorologists say this might be the largest tornado outbreak ever in this month. the national weather service issued close to 300 tornado warnings from friday into early saturday. volunteers from across the nation now in those states affected by the tornadoes bringing food, waters, and other supplies. >> wanted to really meet people where they're at. so we just came parked. we brought food, clothes, water. >> i think it's a sense of connecting to some person that's going through something that could happen to you. it's a feeling of wanting to make things right. you know, i
in recent months, the obama administration has debated how much to reveal about the legal justification for the killing of anwar al awlaki. he was killed in a drone attack five months ago. holder is expected to address the case in a speech at northwestern university in chicago today. >>> more cleanup throughout midwest and south as hundreds of families begin recovering from this weekend's deadly tornadoes. the twisters killed at least 40 people. hundreds of others were injured. despite...
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that debate is over how to pay for it. democrats want to raise a social security and medicare payroll tax on privately owned companies. republicans want to cut part of president obama's health care plan. if congress does not act, interest rates for federal student loans scheduled to double on july 1. >>> a second masseuse filed a sexual battery lawsuit against actor john travolta. the lawsuit claims that travolta sexually assaulted the men in two incidents during private massages. the first victim said travolta harassed and assaulted him in an l.a. hotel last year. the second victim who just filed suit makes a similar claim but says the abuse happened in atlanta. each is suing for $2 million. travolta's lawyer dismissed the second accuse ir's allegations saying, "our client was not in l.a. when anonymous doe number one claims he interacted with john travolta. although the same attorney made the fabricated claim for doe number one, there was never a claim made by anonymous doe number foo ii before he filed his specious -- n
that debate is over how to pay for it. democrats want to raise a social security and medicare payroll tax on privately owned companies. republicans want to cut part of president obama's health care plan. if congress does not act, interest rates for federal student loans scheduled to double on july 1. >>> a second masseuse filed a sexual battery lawsuit against actor john travolta. the lawsuit claims that travolta sexually assaulted the men in two incidents during private massages. the...
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he says last summer's debt ceiling debate could have been avoided by simply raising it while democrats controlled all of congress. in not doing so, america looked weak and confused overseas and that the final deal did not do much to create jobs. former president clinton also said the current state of our country is a mess and blames both sides for not coming together to fix things. the book "back to work" will be released tuesday. >>> right now president obama and leaders of the world's largest economies are meeting for the last day of the g-20 talks. the goal is to repair damage done by the economic uncertainty in greece. greek prime minister george papandreou backed down from demanding a nationwide referendum of a bailout deal that is highly unpopular. but now calls for papandreou's resignation and talks of greece leaving the euro zone is causing more tension. european leaders hope to at least create what they call a financial fire wall before the meetings and to protect other countries nearing default including italy and spain. >>> papandreou's decision to abandon the referendum had
he says last summer's debt ceiling debate could have been avoided by simply raising it while democrats controlled all of congress. in not doing so, america looked weak and confused overseas and that the final deal did not do much to create jobs. former president clinton also said the current state of our country is a mess and blames both sides for not coming together to fix things. the book "back to work" will be released tuesday. >>> right now president obama and leaders of...
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mitt romney plans to campaign there tonight. >> he'll debate president obama three times in the coming weeks and there will also be one vice presidential debate, this as a new presidential poll out this morning has the president with a 51% to 44% lead over governor romney. susan mcginnis has more. >> reporter: more than 11,000 people packed a high school in las vegas sunday night to listen to president obama. >> with' win nevada again -- we'll win nevada again. >> reporter: it was the president's last scheduled appearance before the first presidential debate on wednesday. >> governor romney, he's a good debater. i'm just okay. >> reporter: romney fit in another rehearsal after church in boston on sunday. he's been practicing since june. his running mate paul ryan says this will not be a defining moment. >> i don't think one event is going to make or break this campaign. >> reporter: but apparently not everyone got the memo to downplay expectations. >> thursday morning you're all going to be scraffing your heads saying -- scratching your heads saying wow, we have a barn burner the next
mitt romney plans to campaign there tonight. >> he'll debate president obama three times in the coming weeks and there will also be one vice presidential debate, this as a new presidential poll out this morning has the president with a 51% to 44% lead over governor romney. susan mcginnis has more. >> reporter: more than 11,000 people packed a high school in las vegas sunday night to listen to president obama. >> with' win nevada again -- we'll win nevada again. >>...
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in recent months the obama administration has debated how much to reveal it the killing. holder is expected to address the case in a speech at northwestern university. >>> a funeral is scheduled for tomorrow to remember a teenager killed in ohio's school shooting. 16-year-old demetrius hewlin spent his younger years in the d.c. area. he was one of three students killed at chardon high school near cleveland last week. his father says his son was a straight-a student who loved computers and sports. mr. hewlin urge all parents to treasure their time with their children. >> when your child leaves out to go to school, tell them that you love them. before they go to bed, tell them that you love them. because you never know what tomorrow promises. >> hewlin would have turned 17 on thursday. his funeral will be tomorrow. >>> a tech web site is claiming to have a pretty good idea of what the newest version of apple's ipad will look like. the site micgadget claims the new ipad will be a little thicker than the last ipad, but tapered edges will make it feel thinner. apple is expecte
in recent months the obama administration has debated how much to reveal it the killing. holder is expected to address the case in a speech at northwestern university. >>> a funeral is scheduled for tomorrow to remember a teenager killed in ohio's school shooting. 16-year-old demetrius hewlin spent his younger years in the d.c. area. he was one of three students killed at chardon high school near cleveland last week. his father says his son was a straight-a student who loved computers...
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. >>> bill clinton criticized president obama in his new book "back to work." he says the debt ceiling debate made america look weak and confused overseas. he describes the turn state of the country as a mess and that he took it upon hils to help the democrats during the midterm elections. clinton tried to explain in plain language what the democrats had accomplished but says they were thwarted by the republicans' anti-government message. president clinton also questioned why president obama did not deal with the debt ceiling when democrats controlled the house. the book "back to work" will be released tuesday. >>> republican presidential hopeful herman cain will make a stop in new york before he comes to washington later in the day. he may also have to return to that controversy that has been dogging his campaign in recent days. later today we could hear from one of the women who claims cain made unwanted advances toward her. attorneys for the woman have asked that a confidentiality agreement be thrown out claiming that cain himself is now speaking out about t
. >>> bill clinton criticized president obama in his new book "back to work." he says the debt ceiling debate made america look weak and confused overseas. he describes the turn state of the country as a mess and that he took it upon hils to help the democrats during the midterm elections. clinton tried to explain in plain language what the democrats had accomplished but says they were thwarted by the republicans' anti-government message. president clinton also questioned why...
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he talked about obama care. he hit every button on the economic points and talked about deficits without saying how and where and when. those are the specifics that will form the rest debate. >> so with the ryan family, now going backstage. night two is completed in tampa, florida. a complete wrap-up tomorrow morning on today. we'll be back at this tomorrow evening in prime time, of course, and on nightly news. i'm brian williams, nbc news in tampa. your late local news begins now. >>> high drama along the gulf coast. hundreds of thousands in the dark as tropical storm isaac unleashes heavy rain across the region. more than 800 homes damaged in one parish alone and the conditions are testing the city's flood defenses. >> the situation is so bad that crews are planning to breach one of the levees because of the pressure on it to hold back the water. doug kammerer has the latest on all of this from new orleans. >> reporter: we have been watching this come through over the past 24, really 36 hours here around the n
he talked about obama care. he hit every button on the economic points and talked about deficits without saying how and where and when. those are the specifics that will form the rest debate. >> so with the ryan family, now going backstage. night two is completed in tampa, florida. a complete wrap-up tomorrow morning on today. we'll be back at this tomorrow evening in prime time, of course, and on nightly news. i'm brian williams, nbc news in tampa. your late local news begins now....
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. >> the first debate between president obama and mitt romney begins in less than 48 hours now. >>> the university of denver is setting the stage tonight. romney needs a good debate to narrow the gap in some battleground states. the president is hoping for a strong challenge. both of them will campaign in virginia after the debate. romney will be near charlottesville on thursday. the president will be in northern virginia on friday. there have been more than a few nasty attacks from supporters of both the president and mitt romney. but some neighbors near virginia are out raged at one anti-obama display. they say it crosses if line into racism. wendy rigger here now with more. >> this is freedom of speech in craig county, virginia. a man named cur tisz caldwell has put up a statue of a monkey wearing a mask of the president's face. he told our sister station his only message is that another four years of the president would be bad for the country. >> not trying to say that obama is an ape or nothing. if i had a kangaroo, i would have put a kangaroo up there. i think we nd to get him out
. >> the first debate between president obama and mitt romney begins in less than 48 hours now. >>> the university of denver is setting the stage tonight. romney needs a good debate to narrow the gap in some battleground states. the president is hoping for a strong challenge. both of them will campaign in virginia after the debate. romney will be near charlottesville on thursday. the president will be in northern virginia on friday. there have been more than a few nasty attacks...
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. >> reporter: that debate is about to heat up with proposals expected from both sides. leaving leaders who lunch likely to soon face more sharp disagreement. next week, president obama is expected to unveil his budget proposal, and that republican plan should make it to the house floor. a successful bill is needed to continue funding the government past march 4th. news4. >>> wall street ended mixed after stocks faced their losses and the dow ended higher. it finished at 12,239. the nasdaq would you down 7 points to close. the s&p 500 closed off three points to finish at 1320. >>> up next, apple. already hard at work on the next generation of the ipad. >> those folks never sleep. >>> and a family searches for two dogs that disappeared shortly after a rash of robberies in their neighborhoo >>> a painting by pablo picasso has fetched a whopping $40.7 million at automatic. it is called la lecture. it depicts his long time lover. it was sold to an anonymous bidder today at an auction in london. they had a relationship that has been called one of the art world's most famous.
. >> reporter: that debate is about to heat up with proposals expected from both sides. leaving leaders who lunch likely to soon face more sharp disagreement. next week, president obama is expected to unveil his budget proposal, and that republican plan should make it to the house floor. a successful bill is needed to continue funding the government past march 4th. news4. >>> wall street ended mixed after stocks faced their losses and the dow ended higher. it finished at 12,239....
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of the debate. radio host rush limbaugh called the student a slut among other things. nbc's kelly o'donnell reports. >> i don't believe i am -- >> reporter: sandra is a georgetown university law student and activist for women's reproductive health. >> so ms. fluke and the rest of you feminazis, here's the deal -- >> reporter: rush limbaugh with 20 million listeners made her his target after she spoke out on capitol hill in favor of a new obama administration rule that would require health insurance provide free birth control as preventative medical care. >> contraception as you know can cost a woman over $3,000 during law school. for a lot of students who, like me, are on public interest scholarships, that's practically an entire summer's salary. >> reporter: limbaugh who called her by the wrong first name then called her some very ugly things. >> what does it say about the college coed susan fluke who goes before a congressional committee and essentially says that she must be paid to have sex? what
of the debate. radio host rush limbaugh called the student a slut among other things. nbc's kelly o'donnell reports. >> i don't believe i am -- >> reporter: sandra is a georgetown university law student and activist for women's reproductive health. >> so ms. fluke and the rest of you feminazis, here's the deal -- >> reporter: rush limbaugh with 20 million listeners made her his target after she spoke out on capitol hill in favor of a new obama administration rule that...
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. >>> the senate debates series with the candidates hoping the fill president obama's former linois senate seat in an extremely tight race. that's coming up sunday morning right re on nbc 4. >>> d.c. residents living overseas will that be able to cast their ballots. a computer science professor and his phd students were hire by the board of elections. only 36 hours, they were able to hack intthe server, find out how everye voted, and change all the votes. this was only a test and no real votes were impacted. the test made a lasting impression. >> the danger of the internet voting is that we just don't know how to make a system like this that is secure, given the limitations have today's technology. >> d.c. residents living overseas can still download ballots but they'll have to mail them in. >>> if you're planning the take metro over the weekend, some may be closed. the lower level of metro station will be closed. track improvements will be made. red line center will not be affected. that means you're going to have to take a shuttle between them. expect delays of about 40 minutes if you pl
. >>> the senate debates series with the candidates hoping the fill president obama's former linois senate seat in an extremely tight race. that's coming up sunday morning right re on nbc 4. >>> d.c. residents living overseas will that be able to cast their ballots. a computer science professor and his phd students were hire by the board of elections. only 36 hours, they were able to hack intthe server, find out how everye voted, and change all the votes. this was only a test...
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we'll have that debate. you're not going to be able to do that by nickel and diming me in the budget. you think we're stupid? no nickels and dimes today. a republican plan to cut trillions. no way it could pass the senate where democrats have majority control, but house rep repss today were so unified, only four voted no and that means a hard-fought partisan budget battle is a hit. i'm steve handelsman, news 4, capitol hill. >> there were more protests against the federal budget today and the provisions that stripped d.c. over control over its own finances. several demonstrators were arrested on the hill and we'll have a full report on the next half hour with details about who got taken into custody this time. >> some people are out of their homes after fast-burning flames broke out. fire fighters from an arundel county arrived. it is not clear how many units were damaged or just how this fire started and nobody was hurt. >>> major track work on metro could put the breaks on your weekend plans. a section of
we'll have that debate. you're not going to be able to do that by nickel and diming me in the budget. you think we're stupid? no nickels and dimes today. a republican plan to cut trillions. no way it could pass the senate where democrats have majority control, but house rep repss today were so unified, only four voted no and that means a hard-fought partisan budget battle is a hit. i'm steve handelsman, news 4, capitol hill. >> there were more protests against the federal budget today and...
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. >> reporter: 123459 debate began on finance april rorl with lawmakers vowing cooperation. >> we agree what we want to achieve. can we do this? my confidence is we can. >> reporter: president obama's urging bipartisanship. >> republicans, democrats, independent shall everybody was hurt by wall street. >> reporter: lower manhattan, democrats demand ad crackdown on the bankers. >> these guys destroyed 11 million jobs. they wrecked the economy. and they got bailout money. and they -- haven't learned their lesson. >> reporter: democrats version of finreg would slap new rules on wall street. could force banks like goldman sacks to spin off departments selling their riskiest derivatives and some republicans approve. >> we want a new regime and -- management regime of the financial sector, financial services sector. >> reporter: democrats would also tighten rules on credit cards and mortgages that republicans fear could hurt small businesses like car dealers. affecting people that use ebay. >> democrats say that they are open to changes. >> can sit down and roll up our sleeves and lock the do
. >> reporter: 123459 debate began on finance april rorl with lawmakers vowing cooperation. >> we agree what we want to achieve. can we do this? my confidence is we can. >> reporter: president obama's urging bipartisanship. >> republicans, democrats, independent shall everybody was hurt by wall street. >> reporter: lower manhattan, democrats demand ad crackdown on the bankers. >> these guys destroyed 11 million jobs. they wrecked the economy. and they got...
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president obama injected himself into that debate calling the cambridge -- saying the cambridge police acted s this incident and whiteouse spokesman robert gibbs says the president hope it is meeting can help calm everything down. >>> state officials in hawaii are yet again shutting down challenges to the validity of president obama's citizenship. several groups recently claimed the president was not born in the united states and, therefore can not legally hold office. yesterday hawaii state health director said she had personally looked at the president's original birth certificate which shows he was, in fact, born in the state of hawaii. she made the same assertion last year and in response to questions about the president's birth record. it is illegal for hawaii to release birth certificates to unauthorized parties. >>> coming up in our broadcast, the soccer game erupted into chaos. when players started acting like fools because they didn't like the referee's call. >> what have you got for us. >> the question everybody has been waiting for in the nfl. will he or won't he? brett favr
president obama injected himself into that debate calling the cambridge -- saying the cambridge police acted s this incident and whiteouse spokesman robert gibbs says the president hope it is meeting can help calm everything down. >>> state officials in hawaii are yet again shutting down challenges to the validity of president obama's citizenship. several groups recently claimed the president was not born in the united states and, therefore can not legally hold office. yesterday hawaii...
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. >> the big debate continued outside. inside the nine justices focused on a narrow issue. if they throw out the mandate that requires americans to buy health insurance, should they throw out all of obama health care? the guarantee that everyone is covered, no lifetime dollar limits, the free birth control? the lawyer for states opposed to obama care argued yes. >> if the individual mandate is unconstitutional then the rest of the act cannot stand. >> reporter: conservatives agree no way to figure out what is constitutional. >> is this not totally unrealistic that we're going to go through this enormous bill item by item? >> should be easy for justice scalia's clerks. >> i think that's -- >> i don't care whether it's easy for my clerks. i care whether it's easy for me. >> reporter: no question it would be hard on insurers without new payors but with more people to cover. >> that's going to bankrupt the insurance companies if not the states. >> reporter: that worried the swing justice. >> to impose a risk on insurance companies the congress had never intended. >> reporter: i
. >> the big debate continued outside. inside the nine justices focused on a narrow issue. if they throw out the mandate that requires americans to buy health insurance, should they throw out all of obama health care? the guarantee that everyone is covered, no lifetime dollar limits, the free birth control? the lawyer for states opposed to obama care argued yes. >> if the individual mandate is unconstitutional then the rest of the act cannot stand. >> reporter: conservatives...
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the news comes as the senate debates tighter financial regulation. steve handelsman has our report. >> reporter: new york state attorney general cuomo is going after eight banks. he is investigating whether the institutions, some in the u.s. and other in europe, provided false information to rating services like standard & poors. fitch and moodys. to make securities like those based on mortgages look safe when, in fact, they were dangerously risky. >> our credit rating agencies were interested in their bottom lines. instead of getting accurate ratings for the financial instruments which our universities, our pension funds, were buying. >> reporter: federal prosecutors already suing goldman sachs for alleged fraud are reportedly widening their probe to include four more banks. the senate today debated tougher financial regulations. >> this country witnessed bailout after bailout after bailout. and yet, not one piece of legislation passed this body that would establish protections for taxpayers. >> reporter: president obama was in buffalo saying steps
the news comes as the senate debates tighter financial regulation. steve handelsman has our report. >> reporter: new york state attorney general cuomo is going after eight banks. he is investigating whether the institutions, some in the u.s. and other in europe, provided false information to rating services like standard & poors. fitch and moodys. to make securities like those based on mortgages look safe when, in fact, they were dangerously risky. >> our credit rating agencies...